§ 16-14. Sale of personal property.
(a)
Generally. All sales of personal property which have become obsolete and unusable shall, except as specifically provided in this article or by applicable state law, be based whenever possible on (1) competitive bids and sold to the highest responsible bidder after due notice inviting proposals, or (2) public auction to the highest bidder.
(b)
Sale of issued weapons and badges to retired peace officers and firefighters.
(1)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the division of purchasing, upon the direction of the chief of police or fire chief, shall sell to a retired peace officer or firefighter, or to the estate of a deceased peace officer or firefighter, that officer's city-issued weapon and breast badge.
(2)
An officer qualifies as retired for purposes of this subsection if the officer:
a.
Is receiving a disability pension from the city; or
b.
Has completed ten (10) years of service with the city.
(3)
The price of a weapon or badge sold under this section shall be the fair market value of the item as determined by the division of purchasing, or its original cost depreciated by ten (10) percent for each year of service of the officer, whichever is less.
(c)
Sale of obsolete, excess, or damaged library materials. Upon the determination by the director of libraries, with the concurrence of the city manager or the designee of the city manager, that certain library materials are obsolete, excess, or damaged, said materials may be transferred to an organization selected by the city council for the purpose of selling said materials to raise funds, which proceeds shall be expended solely on behalf of the Irving Public Library for the purchase of library materials, equipment, or other Irving Public Library System enhancements, including special library projects. For the purposes of this subsection, materials or library materials shall mean printed works, audiovisual and electronic recordings, puzzles and games, and other materials included in the library's collection.
(d)
Sale of memorabilia to retiring city manager.
(1)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the division of purchasing, upon the approval and direction of the mayor and city council, shall sell to a retired city manager, or to a group of department heads and employees for presentation to said city manager, certain items of office memorabilia, including, but not limited to, a chair, flag, or photograph used by said city manager during his or her tenure.
(2)
The city manager qualifies as retired for purposes of this subsection if said city manager:
a.
Is receiving a disability pension from the city; or
b.
Has completed ten (10) years of service with the city.
(3)
The price of such items sold under this section shall be the fair market value of the item as determined by the division of purchasing or its original cost depreciated by ten (10) percent for each year of service of the city manager, whichever is less.
(e)
The division of purchasing shall be designated to perform the property disposition duties.
(f)
Sale of retiring police dog to handler.
(1)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the purchasing manager, upon the approval and direction of the chief of police, shall sell a police dog which has been retired due to a diminished ability to perform duty to the employee on the police department who was the dog's handler.
(2)
Inasmuch as a retired police dog has a negligible market value, and due to the fact that the city would otherwise have to incur an expense of continued maintenance or euthanizing the animal, and insofar as preserving the life of the dog can be a humanitarian gesture and have significant positive impacts on the morale of the police K-9 units, the price of such an animal to the handler shall be one dollar ($1.00).
(Ord. No. 2009-9089, § 1, 7-9-09; Ord. No. 2016-9843 , § 1, 9-8-16)